Here's why you should never blow dry your hair after your shower
So you've shampooed, conditioned and brushed your hair and then you reach for your hairdryer next, right? Wrong!
According to a celebrity hairdresser, blowdrying your hair straight after you've stepped out of the shower is the single biggest mistake you can make.
Speaking to FEMAIL, celebrity hairdresser Anthony Nader shared some major hair faux pas people make every single day.
Anthony cited the most major hair mistake as drying your hair when it's soaking wet, which is probably something you've been doing every single day.
"One of the biggest mistakes I see is people blow drying and brushing their hair without shaking out the excess moisture." Oops.
He also shared a surprising piece of advice, adding: "Ideally, you need to get at least 80 per cent of the moisture out before starting with your hairdryer."
Anthony explained that this will save your hair from damage because using your straighteners and curling wands is damaging enough as it is; unless, of course, you've armed yourself with a heat protecting spray.
His other top tips? Using too many styling products (hello, greasy locks), not blow drying your hair in sections, avoiding using the nozzle on the end and drying your hair on a super-high heat.
You've been warned, people!
Scroll down for the best hairdryers in the business (just remember to towel or air dry your hair first!).
Best ionic hair dryer
BaByliss PRO Keratin Lustre Hair Dryer,
£72.50£48.58, LookFantasticWhy we love it: This clever hair dryer allows you to blowdry your hair with ease while conditioning hair. It's infused with keratin and ionic frizz control technology to serve up a sleek and smooth finish. It's powered by a 2300-watt long-life AC motor (one of the most powerful motors in this edit) for high speed drying and it has three heat and two speed settings to suit your desired style.
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Best hair dryer for fine hair
Remington HYDRAluxe Pro Dryer,
£149.99£99.98, AmazonWhy we love it: The new Remington HYDRAluxe pro hair dryer is the best hair dryer for protecting the hair, since it boasts a clever conditioning technology that releases “micro-conditioners" onto the hair to reduce heat damage. It comes with three nozzle attachments, three heat settings as well as an optional sensor technology, which regulates the heat to avoid damage. There's also a powerful digital motor which reduces drying time. Worth every penny? You bet.
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Best hair dryer for frizzy hair
Cloud Nine Hair The Airshot Hair Dryer,
£119£83.30, AmazonWhy we love it: To blast your hair with care, vitamin-infused, ceramic heating elements are built into The Airshot hairdryer. It also boasts anti-static technology to calm frizz and flyaways, all while using 2000W of power, for blow-dry bounce in a matter of minutes.
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Best affordable hair dryer
Remington Coconut Smooth Hair Dryer, £29.99, Argos
Why we love it: Oozing shelfie appeal, this pink hair dryer from Remington boasts an Advanced Conditioning Ring which is infused with coconut micro-conditioners to help soften the hair as you dry it. Cool, right? It's really powerful, at 2200W, which means drying time is fast.
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Best hair dryer for curly hair
Panasonic Nanoe EH-NA98 + Double Mineral Advanced Hairdryer,
£179.99£92.99, AmazonWhy we love it: What can't this hairdryer do?! It's proven to reduce frizz, boost shine and tackle split ends with an intelligent temperature sensor that continually adjusts the dryer heat to prevent damage. It provides help for your scalp and skin too with dedicated modes to mitigate scalp and skin dryness, as well as cool and hot settings. It also comes with a collapsible handle (convenient for travelling) and a rose gold colour, for those who take their bathroom aesthetics seriously (us).
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ghd hair dryer
GHD Helios Hair Dryer, £159, John Lewis
Why we love it: Ergonomically balanced and powerful, this ghd hair dryer is available if four chic colours to suit every shelfie and every dressing table. It follows on from the 2012 ghd Air hair dryer (also amazing) but is more lightweight and has a faster drying time. It also has ionic frizz-fighting technology to tame your main, plus every attachment you could need for a range of hair types and styling choices. Worth every penny.
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Best professional hair dryer
Parlux Alyon Hairdryer in Matt Black, £119.55, Amazon
Why we love it: Rated highly by Amazon reviewers, this professional-grade hair dryer is designed with a super long cable so you can move around your room while it's plugged in. It's available in a range of colours and comes with different attachable nozzles. It has a quick drying speed and easy-to-use speed and temperature settings.
BaByliss hair dryer
BaByliss Diamond Hair Dryer, £55, LookFantastic
Why we love it: With a 2200W AC Motor, three heat settings and two speed settings, this BaByliss hair dryer is a great all-rounder. It boasts a diamond-infused ceramic outlet grill and active ionic conditioners to control frizz and maintain healthy hair, and it has been designed ergonomically so that it's comfortable to hold.
Best hair dryer for thick hair
T3 Cura LUXE Hairdryer UK 3-Pin Plug, £235, Net-A-Porter
Why we love it: This hair dryer - which is selling super fast on Net-A-Porter right now - is perfect for ticker locks, because it will reduce the amount of time you spend styling. It has been designed with a powerful IonAir generator inside which works to pump out a stream of negative ions which soften and de-frizz the hair. What's more, it has digitally controlled heating and a wide airflow to dry your hair evenly and with speed.
Dyson hair dryer
Dyson Supersonic Hair Dryer, £299.99, Boots
Why we love it: Strong but silent (well, compared to other thunderous products) the Dyson Supersonic hair dryer had everyone eye-rolling when it launched... until they tried it. Of course you don't need to spend hundreds on a hair dryer, but if you want to, you won't be disappointed. It has a powerful digital motor which is, on average, 6x faster than other hair dryer motors. This is combined with Air Multiplier™ technology which produces a high-pressure, high-velocity jet of controlled air, for fast drying and precision styling on all hair types. If that wasn't enough, this Dyson hair dryer comes with a range of magnetic styling attachments including the Dyson Smoothing nozzle.
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ghd hair dryer
Why we love it: The ghd Air came eight years before the Helios - listed above. Although it's a little heavier than the newer model, it's still super fast drying and easy to use with different heat settings depending on your hair type and needs. It's also £50 cheaper.
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Best travel hair dryer
T3 Featherweight Compact Hair Dryer, £125, LookFantastic
Why we love it: Just like the T3 Cura Luxe, this hair dryer is high tech. Perfect for taking on holiday with you, since it folds up to a suitcase-friendly size, it promises the perfect bouncy blow dry in an average of 7 minutes. Speedy, right?! There are two heat settings, a cool shot switch, and dual voltage which is great for travelling abroad. Oh, and the tourmaline feature, when heated, emits negative ions and healthy infra-red heat to reduce heat damage. Clever.
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Shop our full edit of the best travel hair dryers, since those hotel room hair dryers just aren't going to cut it.
